Recaps

Jiang Jingnian fought the forces behind the Blood Moon Ritual, rescuing Ariya and striking at the Eastern Wu Kingdom’s collaborators as the ritual reached its climax. After the Celestial Gate opened and Ren Wuqing became a Martial Saint, Jiang Jingnian survived the Greater Yin Furnace and returned to confront his enemies.

• Jiang Jingnian completed his Moon Lotus Treasure Blossoms-Rebirth Body trait, while Ariya investigated the Blood Moon conspiracy and discovered that her Johnson Family bloodline made her important to the ritual.
• Jiang Jingnian gained the Jiang Family’s cautious support, condensed True Astral Force, and refused Jiang Nianci’s proposal that he marry Jiang Leer because he already loved someone.
• Jiang Jingnian rescued Burning Cloud Martial Hall from Saionji Shion’s trap, killed the invading Eastern Wu Kingdom fighters, and destroyed the Blood Moon ritual beneath the hall.
• Jiang Jingnian burned the Straight-Heart Style Hall to the ground, while Grandmaster battles spread around Jinling and Liu Qingzhi traveled toward the city to find him.
• Jiang Jingnian arrived at Heart Sword Pavilion, killed A Hewan and He Xun, defeated the remaining demonic fiends, and saved Ariya from the Corpse Venom Sect and the Transmigration Dharma Lineage.
• Jiang Jingnian prepared an incomplete Love Rite with Ariya and Jie Er, then drew three Grandmasters into the Greater Yin Furnace as the Celestial Gate opened above Jinling City.
• Ren Wuqing parasitized the Celestial Fruit, became a Martial Saint, killed Li Yan, and unleashed a plague before an azure sea from Qixia Mountain drove him away.
• Jiang Jingnian escaped the collapsing Greater Yin Furnace, gained the Greater Yin Form-Shifting Divine Ability, and appeared alive beside Nock Sterling and Saionji Yoshiki’s ship.

Jiang Jingnian returned from the Greater Yin Furnace, took command of the Mountain Cloud School, and led its assault on the Li Family and foreign forces. After consolidating his power and preparing for the Southern Martial Gathering, he and Liu Qingzhi uncovered a demonic scheme in Stonehead Village and Clearwater Monastery.

• Jiang Jingnian survived the Greater Yin Furnace, killed Saionji Yoshiki and the other foreign fighters, and returned to the Jiang Family with proof of their deaths.
• Jiang Jingnian warned Jiang Nianci that conflict with the Lu Family was likely, reunited with Liu Qingzhi and Ariya, and left Jinling as calamity spread across the region.
• Jiang Jingnian rescued Liu Qingzhi from Lu Fuce’s entourage, while Zeng Shukong emerged from the Longevity Wraith nest and agreed to visit Peace City.
• Jiang Jingnian discovered that the Qu Household’s martial art was tied to demonic power, recruited the Qu Household, and returned to the Mountain Cloud School as its leaders debated how to confront their enemies.
• Jiang Jingnian killed Wan Song and secured appointment as acting Burning Cloud Dao Lord, then joined Liu Qingzhi in destroying the forces gathered to attack the school.
• Jiang Jingnian and Liu Qingzhi killed Zhao Xiao, Zhao Lin, and Gongsun Xian, while Jiang Jingnian strengthened his abilities and learned of plans to divide Dongjiang Prefecture.
• Jiang Jingnian completed the Purifying Golden Haze Divine Ability and led the Mountain Cloud School’s assault on the Li Family Manor, killing Sotana, Lord Aonaner, and Li Lisi before ordering the Li Family’s destruction.
• Jiang Jingnian compensated the school’s injured and dead, secured funds and supplies to develop Phosphorfire Sea Crag, and joined Liu Qingzhi in investigating demon cultivators who were turning villagers into resources for a Greater Demon Wraith.

Jiang Jingnian destroyed the Stockade and the Xu and Lu Families, then reached the Grandmaster Realm and returned to the Mountain Cloud School to kill Zeng Shukong. After restoring order at the sect, he confronted the Zeng Family at its banquet.

• Jiang Jingnian infiltrated the Flower Pavilion and uncovered the Stockade’s plan to unleash a Stone Demon calamity at Lin'an’s Southern Martial Gathering.
• Jiang Jingnian seized the Stone Demon Heart, killed Kuroda Masaharu and Jasa, and joined Qian Youcai in turning the Demon Sect factions against the Stockade.
• Jiang Jingnian and Qian Youcai crippled the Eastern Wu forces on Little Qian Island as the Xu Family attacked the Golden Iron Corps and Xu Xuanchong killed Xiang Yingjie.
• Jiang Jingnian killed Hase Hirohiko, Copper Ancestor, Xu Xuanchong, and Zhu Yulin, then helped the Qian Household destroy the Xu Family.
• Jiang Jingnian killed Xu Lin and the Lu Family’s leaders, fulfilled his vow to destroy four Regional Domain-level Factions, and advanced to Grandmaster before escaping the battlefield.
• Zeng Shukong seized control of the Mountain Cloud School and killed Cao Yilin, but Jiang Jingnian returned, killed Zeng Shukong, and restored order at the sect.
• Jiang Jingnian punished Song Susu and the sect members who had defected to Zeng Shukong, then appeared at the Zeng Family banquet and declared that everyone there should die.

Jiang Jingnian pursued a Dragon Vein Fragment while the Southern Martial Gathering became a battleground between the righteous factions and the Demon Sect. The Blood Domain was shattered, but Zhu Wuxia turned on Jiang Nianci, leaving Jiang Jingnian to face her and the elders pursuing them.

• Jiang Jingnian helped the Mountain Cloud School defeat the Zeng Family, then traveled toward Lin'an while Liu Qingzhi competed at the Southern Martial Gathering.
• Jiang Jingnian killed Zhu Qing and Tian Xiangli, obtained the Wushui Ember Lord’s core, and joined Jiang Leer at her family’s residence, where Shen Huaitian proposed a marriage alliance.
• Jiang Jingnian revealed his Grandmaster status and found danger hidden in Shen Huaitian’s gifts, while Liu Qingzhi lost to Lin Ruohe and confronted Xue Bushan after Hong Yufang was poisoned.
• Jiang Jingnian attacked Yu Changfeng after Yu moved against the Mountain Cloud School, then secretly killed him and denied investigators useful answers as suspicion fell on the school.
• Jiang Nianci allied the Jiang Family with the Mountain Cloud School and gave Jiang Jingnian a Dragon Vein Fragment, which he nurtured until it began absorbing the momentum gathering around Lin'an.
• The Phantom Venom Sect and Demon Sect attacked Lin'an, Fang Mo trapped the Grandmasters in a Blood Domain, and Ren Wuqing emerged to battle the Withering-and-Flourishing Martial Saint.
• Han Qingwu revealed himself as a traitor, Zhu Wuxia’s faction betrayed Yuan Xinhe, and Liaoxing sacrificed himself to summon Great Sun Origin Mountain and break the Blood Domain.
• Jiang Jingnian gained the Moon-Broken Lotus Eyes (Withered) trait and destroyed the remaining Demon Wraiths, while Zhu Wuxia attacked the Jiang Family and pursued the wounded Jiang Nianci until Jiang Jingnian intercepted her.